In Israel and the Occupied Territories, Israel has expanded its assault on Gaza into the West Bank. On Thursday, the Israeli military imposed a curfew on the city of Nablus, sending in 50 armored vehicles and conducting house-to-house searches. The raid follows Wednesday’s attack on Gaza that killed at least eight Palestinian militants and a 12-year-old boy. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas’ appointed Prime Minister Salam Fayyad denounced the operations.

Salam Fayyad: “All this aims to undermine what we are trying to do–to end the security chaos and promote safety for the citizens. Moreover, we condemn this, what happened, and what’s going on. We still insist that this is an attempt to undermine our effort to spread security and safety.”